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Considers the construction of race, gender, and sexuality in virtual reality.

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Contents Acknowledgments Introduction. Cyberpunk's Posthuman Afterlife1. The Legacies of Cyberpunk Fiction: New Cultural Formations and the Emergence of the Posthuman2. Meat Puppets or Robopaths: The Question of (Dis)Embodiment in Neuromancer3. The Sex Appeal of the Inorganic: Posthuman Narratives and Constructions of Desire 4. Trapped by the Body: Telepresence Technologies and Transgendered Performance 5. The Souls of Cyberfolk: Performativity, Virtual Embodiment, and Racial Histories6. Replaying the L.A. Riots: Cyborg Narratives and National Traumas7. Franchise Nationalisms: Globalization, Consumer Culture, and New EthnicitiesConclusion. The Antinomies of Posthuman ThoughtNotesWorks CitedIndex

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    Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
    Publication Date: 01/05/2005
    ISBN13: 9780816634064, 978-0816634064
    ISBN10: 0816634068
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Considers the construction of race, gender, and sexuality in virtual reality.

    Table of Contents
    Contents Acknowledgments Introduction. Cyberpunk's Posthuman Afterlife1. The Legacies of Cyberpunk Fiction: New Cultural Formations and the Emergence of the Posthuman2. Meat Puppets or Robopaths: The Question of (Dis)Embodiment in Neuromancer3. The Sex Appeal of the Inorganic: Posthuman Narratives and Constructions of Desire 4. Trapped by the Body: Telepresence Technologies and Transgendered Performance 5. The Souls of Cyberfolk: Performativity, Virtual Embodiment, and Racial Histories6. Replaying the L.A. Riots: Cyborg Narratives and National Traumas7. Franchise Nationalisms: Globalization, Consumer Culture, and New EthnicitiesConclusion. The Antinomies of Posthuman ThoughtNotesWorks CitedIndex

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